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| caption = Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (left) confers the Padmashree, on Dr. Sachdev for his contributions to Indian ophthalmology<br />
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| occupation = Ophthalmologist<br />
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| known for = [[Phacoemulsification]]<br />
| spouse = Alka Sachdev<br />
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| children = Two daughters<br />
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| website = {{Url| https://www.centreforsight.net/doctor/prof-dr-mahipal-s-sachdev-padma-shri-awardee|Doctor profile on Centre for Sight}}<br />
| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br>Rashtriya Gaurav Award<br>SAS Silver Medal<br />
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'''Mahipal S. Sachdev''' is an Indian ophthalmologist and the Chairman of [https://www.centreforsight.net/ Centre for Sight], a chain of Eye Hospitals in India.<ref name="Doctor Profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.centreforsight.net/doctor/prof-dr-mahipal-s-sachdev-padma-shri-awardee | title=Doctor Profile | publisher=Centre For Sight | date=2026 | access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="Jaypee's Video Atlas of Ophthalmic Surgery">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wiW74gnD5n4C&q=Mahipal+S.+Sachdev&pg=PT5 | title=Jaypee's Video Atlas of Ophthalmic Surgery | publisher=JP Medical | author=Ashok Garg | year=2013 | pages=VI of 128 | isbn=9789350904411}}</ref> He is known as one of the pioneers of the [[phacoemulsification]] procedure in India.<ref name="Expert profile">{{cite web | url=http://doctor.ndtv.com/expert/ndtv/expertid/00241/dr_mahipal_s_sachdev.html | title=Expert profile | publisher=ND TV | date=2015 | access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> He is the co-author of ''A Practical Guide to Phacoemulsification'', the first Indian book on the topic.<ref name="A Practical Guide to Phacoemulsification">{{cite book | title=A Practical Guide to Phacoemulsification | publisher=Alpha Science International |author1=Mahipal S. Sachdev |author2=Tanuj Dada | year=2003 | pages=206 | isbn=9781842651469}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2007, for his contributions to Indian medicine.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> He is the Chairman Scientific Committee of the Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India, IIRSI.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Sachdev did his graduate studies in medicine at the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi|All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi]] and secured his post-graduation in ophthalmology from Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, the apex institute of the [[Regional Institute of Ophthalmology|Regional Institutes of Ophthalmology]] in India. In 1989, he received a fellowship and did advanced training on [[Cornea]] and [[Refractive surgery]] at [[Georgetown University]], Washington DC and joined his alma mater, AIIMS, as a member of faculty where he worked until 1996.<ref name="The doctors with a cutting edge">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/health-and-fitness/the-doctors-with-a-cutting-edge/story-2ceOY4uy1SJ2P8LeNCqNFJ.html | title=The doctors with a cutting edge | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=9 April 2011 | access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> When [[Indraprastha Apollo Hospital]] opened in 1996, he joined the institution. Simultaneously, he modestly started an eye clinic at [[Safdarjung (Delhi)|Safdarjang Enclave]], which grew to become a chain of eye hospitals, starting to function under the brand name ''Centre for Sight'', from 2002 onwards.<ref name="Overview">{{cite web | url=http://www.centreforsight.net/about-us/ | title=Overview | publisher=Centre for Sight | date=2015 | access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref><br />
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The Summit Autonomous Society of USA has recognized Sachdev as a refractive surgeon and a member of the organization.<ref name="Profile on Ziffi">{{cite web | url=https://www.ziffi.com/doctors-in-delhi-ncr/mahipal-s-sachdev-ophthalmology-eye/ | title=Profile on Ziffi | publisher=Ziffi | date=2015 | access-date=23 December 2015 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091309/https://www.ziffi.com/doctors-in-delhi-ncr/mahipal-s-sachdev-ophthalmology-eye/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> He serves the Indian Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society as the Chairman of its scientific committee and is the secretary of the Delhi Ophthalmological Society. He has also represented India at the Asian Refractive Council.<ref name="Profile on Ziffi" /> American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) has accredited his instruction course.<ref name="Expert profile" /> He has performed live demonstrations, including the one performed at the Seattle conference of ASCRS.<ref name="Phacoemulsification">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FxIOwgxnnqwC&q=Mahipal+S.+Sachdev&pg=PA294 | title=Phacoemulsification | publisher=CRC Press |author1=Amar Agarwal |author2=Athia Agarwal |author3=Sunita Agarwal |author4=I. Howard Fine |author5=Keiki R. Mehta |author6=Suresh Pandey |author7=Mahipal S. Sachdev | year=2004 | pages=69 of 952 | isbn=9780203334829}}</ref> He has delivered several award lectures; Dr. (Col.) B. L. Taneja Memorial Guest Lecture Award at the 1996-97 Delhi State Medical Conference, Prof. L. P. Agarwal Lecture of AIIMS in 2005, and Dr A. D. Grover Memorial Oration of Chandigarh Ophthalmological Society are some of the notable ones among them.<ref name="Doctor Profile" /><br />
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Sachdev published ''A Practical Guide to Phacoemulsification'', a textbook on [[phacoemulsification]] co-authored by Tanuj Dada in 2003, reportedly the first Indian book on the subject.<ref name="Doctor Profile" /><ref name="Expert profile" /> He has also edited another book on the medical procedure titled ''Phacoemulsification''.<ref name="Phacoemulsification" /> Besides, he has presented more than 150 papers and published over 100 articles,<ref name="Dr. Mahipal S. Sachdev - Centre for Sight">{{cite web | url=https://www.centreforsight.net/doctor/prof-dr-mahipal-s-sachdev-padma-shri-awardee | title=Dr. Mahipal S. Sachdev - Centre for Sight | publisher=Centre for Sight | date=2015 | access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> [[ResearchGate]], an online repository, listing 47 of them.<ref name="Mahipal S. Sachdev on ResearchGate">{{cite web | url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mahipal_Sachdev | title=Mahipal S. Sachdev on ResearchGate | date=2015 | access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> The Summit Autonomous Society of USA (SAS) awarded him the silver medal, in 1999, for successfully performing over 1000 [[LASIK]] procedures in one year.<ref name="Expert profile" /> The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2007.<ref name="Padma Awards" /> Two years later, he received the 2009 ''Rashtriya Gaurav Award'' from the ''Institute For Environment Yoga And Social Security'', New Delhi.<ref name="Doctor Profile" /><br />
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Sachdev is married to Alka, a medical doctor, and the couple has two daughters, Ritika and Gitansha, who are both pursuing medical professions.<ref name="The doctors with a cutting edge" /><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCu9U75V7Xo | title=Dr Mahipal S Sachdev | publisher=AIOS Editor Proceedings | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=5 September 2015 | access-date=23 December 2015}}<br />
* {{cite web | url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mahipal_Sachdev | title=Mahipal S. Sachdev on ResearchGate | date=2015 | access-date=23 December 2015}}<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{cite book | title=A Practical Guide to Phacoemulsification | publisher=Alpha Science International |author1=Mahipal S. Sachdev |author2=Tanuj Dada | year=2003 | pages=206 | isbn=9781842651469}}<br />
* {{cite book | title=Phacoemulsification | publisher=CRC Press |author1=Amar Agarwal |author2=Athia Agarwal |author3=Sunita Agarwal |author4=I. Howard Fine |author5=Keiki R. Mehta |author6=Suresh Pandey |author7=Mahipal S. Sachdev | year=2004 | pages=69 of 952 | isbn=9780203334829}}<br />
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